Cam-followers provide reliable and controlled motions in various mechanical systems. Due to the highly fluctuating load between the cam and follower in operation, the cam-follower may be subjected to a high risk of co...Cam-followers provide reliable and controlled motions in various mechanical systems. Due to the highly fluctuating load between the cam and follower in operation, the cam-follower may be subjected to a high risk of contact fatigue failure. This paper assesses the fatigue life of a cycloidal displacement cam and a flat-faced follower under the defined loads and constraints. Computer-aided design (CAD) model of the cam-follower is developed in CATIA software and imported to ANSYS software for finite element analysis (FEA) of fatigue life. MATLAB programming is developed for determining the appropriate spring constant and pre-load force to always keep the cam and follower in contact. The fatigue life of the cam-follower has been estimated under the specified operating conditions. The analysis method can be applied to investigate the fatigue life of cams with other profiles, including the modified trapezoidal functions, polynomial functions, etc.展开更多
Truck frames should be designed and fabricated with enough rigidity to avoid excessive deflections. Finite element analysis (FEA) plays an important role in all stages of frame designs. While being accurate, 3D solid ...Truck frames should be designed and fabricated with enough rigidity to avoid excessive deflections. Finite element analysis (FEA) plays an important role in all stages of frame designs. While being accurate, 3D solid element FEA models are built upon frame configuration details which are not feasible in the preliminary design stage, partially because of limited available design data of frames and heavy computation costs. This research develops 1D beam element FEA models for simulating frame structures. In this paper, the CAD model of a truck frame is first created. The solid element FEA analysis, which is adopted as the baseline in this study, is subsequently conducted for the stiffness of the frame, Next, beam element FEA analysis is performed for validating the feasibility of the beam element FEA model by comparing the results from the solid and beam element FEA models. It is found that the beam element FEA model can predict the frame stiffness with acceptable accuracy and reduce the computation cost significantly.展开更多
基于FEA(Finite Element Analysis)接触非线性,利用ANSYS软件实现了改进的新型自翻车车体非线性静强度分析,突破了国内外因自翻车模型庞大,结构复杂,接触边界条件繁多而带来的有限元非线性分析的困难。分析过程中充分考虑了自翻车体倾...基于FEA(Finite Element Analysis)接触非线性,利用ANSYS软件实现了改进的新型自翻车车体非线性静强度分析,突破了国内外因自翻车模型庞大,结构复杂,接触边界条件繁多而带来的有限元非线性分析的困难。分析过程中充分考虑了自翻车体倾翻机构、八字面挡铁、活动卸货门等关键构件间特有的接触情况,更切实际地模拟了倾翻机构的工作状态,减小了仿真分析的误差。细述了自动倾翻车体结构建模过程中接触部件间的细节处理。通过接触非线性分析计算,得到了关键位置的应力分布情况,车体结构静强度与刚度均满足设计要求。展开更多
文摘Cam-followers provide reliable and controlled motions in various mechanical systems. Due to the highly fluctuating load between the cam and follower in operation, the cam-follower may be subjected to a high risk of contact fatigue failure. This paper assesses the fatigue life of a cycloidal displacement cam and a flat-faced follower under the defined loads and constraints. Computer-aided design (CAD) model of the cam-follower is developed in CATIA software and imported to ANSYS software for finite element analysis (FEA) of fatigue life. MATLAB programming is developed for determining the appropriate spring constant and pre-load force to always keep the cam and follower in contact. The fatigue life of the cam-follower has been estimated under the specified operating conditions. The analysis method can be applied to investigate the fatigue life of cams with other profiles, including the modified trapezoidal functions, polynomial functions, etc.
文摘Truck frames should be designed and fabricated with enough rigidity to avoid excessive deflections. Finite element analysis (FEA) plays an important role in all stages of frame designs. While being accurate, 3D solid element FEA models are built upon frame configuration details which are not feasible in the preliminary design stage, partially because of limited available design data of frames and heavy computation costs. This research develops 1D beam element FEA models for simulating frame structures. In this paper, the CAD model of a truck frame is first created. The solid element FEA analysis, which is adopted as the baseline in this study, is subsequently conducted for the stiffness of the frame, Next, beam element FEA analysis is performed for validating the feasibility of the beam element FEA model by comparing the results from the solid and beam element FEA models. It is found that the beam element FEA model can predict the frame stiffness with acceptable accuracy and reduce the computation cost significantly.
文摘基于FEA(Finite Element Analysis)接触非线性,利用ANSYS软件实现了改进的新型自翻车车体非线性静强度分析,突破了国内外因自翻车模型庞大,结构复杂,接触边界条件繁多而带来的有限元非线性分析的困难。分析过程中充分考虑了自翻车体倾翻机构、八字面挡铁、活动卸货门等关键构件间特有的接触情况,更切实际地模拟了倾翻机构的工作状态,减小了仿真分析的误差。细述了自动倾翻车体结构建模过程中接触部件间的细节处理。通过接触非线性分析计算,得到了关键位置的应力分布情况,车体结构静强度与刚度均满足设计要求。
